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• Re: Carfax Check Please?
  Historical mailing list - karl filc
  Tue, 23 Mar 2004 12:05:29 -0000
  Try this link http://www.carbuyingtips.com/cardeals/volkswagen.htm?x=0fguqfqc_vc1 . Under used cars you find a free carfax. Hartnut ----- Original Message...
• Single Carb Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Keith Ryan
  Sat, 28 Jun 1997 07:12:06 -0700
  While at the lumber yard yesterday, I was told that I could convert my dual carb '72 Westfalia into a single carb using an...
• Re: 1990 Carat with Analogue Clock?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Brown
  Thu, 26 Apr 2012 08:56:22 -0700
  ...US Carats all had plush carpet, a tach, as well as classic Vanagon rear-air conditioning. The only thing this one appears to have...
• Car Care Products
  Historical mailing list - peter hajdu
  Thu, 19 Jun 1997 01:53:39 -0400
  ...Do-Care Co. Ltd. offers an exciting line of car care products. We are the manufacturer and can offer excellent prices on everything from...
• Looking for Replacement Carpets
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Tue, 25 Jul 2000 10:53:53 -0500
  ...I am looking for replacement carpets for my 84 Westy. As far as I know, all the vendors sell is something called "carpet mats...
• Re: Cardboard under rear cushion
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 26 Jul 2007 10:21:30 -0700
  ...Cardboard under the back cushion A variation on stowing a large piece of cardboard under the back cushion is also soring a collapsible cardboard...
• Re: Advice about how to deal with auto shipper damage
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Fri, 9 May 2008 00:35:54 -0400
  Personally, I don't think the issue is the "type" of car. Parts blew off of it. It doesn't matter if it happened...
• CARB madness! (Friday)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 20 Jul 2001 16:22:51 EDT
  Just got done looking at the latest copy of Car and Driver (has a test drive of the 2001 EV by the way), and...
• Fw: Car Care Products (NO VW!!)
  Historical mailing list - Tony Moore
  Fri, 20 Jun 1997 08:34:49 -0400
  ...Car Care Products > Date: Thursday, June 19, 1997 10:11 PM > > Good Day > > Please send this letter back with subject as "remove", if you...
• carpeting advise
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Sat, 24 Jun 2006 13:47:35 -0700
  I'm in a tizzy to get nicer looking carpet whether its just mats or full on carpet replacement .. (actually may be best to...
• FS Weber Carb manuals
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:42:11 -0700
  I have 2 carb manuals and some printouts that I'll sell CHEAP, but plus shipping from Halifax, Nova Scotia B3M 1P5 One is...
• Re: What Makes a Carat a Carat ??
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 26 Mar 2006 13:24:35 EST
  ...the carat badge was not a dealer add-on. i think that most people here will agree that the carats were pretty much made...
• Re: FRYDAY: Stomberg Carbs
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Fri, 17 Mar 2023 10:51:44 -0700
  ...were fooling with British Cars, did anyone > else find it as funny as I did that Stromberg-Carlson carburettors (as they > spelled it) CD...
• Credit Cards and Bad Vendors, Was:Mark Stephens, etc
  Historical mailing list - Douglas Demarest
  Mon, 24 Jan 2000 23:51:51 EST
  ...It is REALLY easy to get money credited back to your credit card account directly by the credit card company if there is a...
• Re: Extra storage?
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sun, 7 Jun 2015 00:55:46 -0300
  ...Options seem to be a rooftop carrier, motorcycle trailer or hitch mount cargo carrier like this: > > http://www.princessauto.com/en/detail/53-1...
• Re: carpeting advise
  Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
  Sat, 24 Jun 2006 17:47:11 -0400
  ...The original molded carpet is of no use for patterns. Mark if you are willing to take Steves advice just buy some great carpet...
• Re: My Carbon Forehead Print (on my screen)
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Fri, 22 Feb 2008 18:45:36 -0800
  ...If I > was a rock I would have no carbon footprint. But then I would be a rock > and I wouldn't care. But...
• Re: semi-OT: questions about carrying a canoe
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Mon, 20 Aug 2012 21:36:34 -0400
  ...I was hoping to have a thule cargo box to carry chairs, tent, etc. and still have space (up top) for a canoe. There...
• Nice grey front carpet for sale!!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 23:27:34 EST
  ...Anyone have any idea on how to remove the paint from > the > carpet beside replacing the whole front carpet? Many thanks. > > try paint thinner...
• Alloy Wheels Source
  Historical mailing list - Chayan Srisawat
  Mon, 20 Dec 1999 16:41:15 +0700
  I've just buy '89 Caravelle Carat Syncro here in Thailand. Please help me to find Carat alloy wheels (cast alloy 14 inch as...
• Worst cars??
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Thu, 30 Dec 1999 13:35:15 -0500
  ...http://cartalk.cars.com/About/Worst-Cars/worst.html TomC tcarrington@relitech.com http://volksweb.relitech.com 85 Vanagon Crew Cab 82 Westy diesel...
• Carver web address
  Historical mailing list - Martin Laycock
  Tue, 20 Apr 1999 13:55:03 +0100
  Carver are now on-line HTTP://www.carver.co.uk/
• Re: carpet adhesive
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sun, 6 Dec 1998 16:11:35 -0800
  Hi Darrel, I don't know what the best adhesive would be for attaching the carpet. But the two things that come to mind...
• Re: Advice about how to deal with auto shipper damage
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Fri, 9 May 2008 12:53:26 +0000
  <However he then proceeds to tell me that he had the car on the upper level of the car hauler and that at some...
• Re: Roof rack
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 15 Nov 2014 08:55:51 -0800
  ...not a bad idea as carrier... On Sat, Nov 15, 2014 at 8:46 AM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote: > Yesterday I saw...
• Carpet, Again..
  Historical mailing list - Brian Asbury
  Tue, 10 Apr 2001 00:29:48 -0500
  Ok, It's been a few weeks since we have discussed carpet. :-) When I purchased my 87 Wolfsburg last fall, I knew the rear...
• Carb Overhaul Tip
  Historical mailing list - Ian E. Abbott 225-1793
  Fri, 03 Mar 1995 09:10:00 -0800 (PST)
  I recently overhauled the carb in my '69 Beetle, and am quite pleased with the results. The idle and mixture adjustments work now, and...
• Re: My list of the worst-ever car names (for cars sold in the U.S.):
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Fri, 12 Mar 2004 13:12:07 -0700
  Duster ( a lot of them were parakeet feather green) Strada (Fiat) means road in Italian breeze Fairlady (Datsun sports car) On Friday, March 12...
• Re: carpet - Cleaning
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 27 Sep 2005 10:57:56 -0400
  ...That scrub brush is more importiant than which cleaner you use on a 20 year old carpet.Be careful when removing, as there are...
• Re: carpet - Cleaning
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 27 Sep 2005 12:26:15 -0500
  I buy several bottles of Rubbing Alcohol and just pour them on and scrub them into the carpet. It gets the grease and brake...
• Replacement carpets (not floor mats made of carpeting)?
  Historical mailing list - K. Taylor
  Thu, 30 Mar 2000 23:22:29 -0800
  I'd like to replace the gray carpets on my '90 Westy Multivan... not the floor mats. Is there a source on the web...
• Re: RIGGING FOR A CARB
  Historical mailing list - Michael Meier
  Wed, 17 Feb 1999 23:07:50 +0100
  Russell wrote: > Can anyone tell me what all I need to consider if I am contemplating > replacing the fuel injection system with a carburetor...
• RE: Volkswagen 'quality' /L
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 09 Nov 95 15:39:45 CST
  On Thu, 9 Nov 1995 15:31:28 -0600 Maher, Steve (SD-MS) said: >"Planned obsolescence" used to refer to poorly-designed American car...
• Re: seating conversion question...
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Sun, 30 Dec 2001 21:51:53 -0500
  >What would it take to convert a '90 GL to a Carat seating style, with >the removable jump-seats? >Are the mount points for...
• Re: Calling all wood carvers/craftspeople (Vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 12 Feb 2014 22:58:18 -0700
  There isn't any "Pink" in CarbonFiber ~ It is Black on Black On 12 Feb , 2014, at 7:08 PM, Don Hanson wrote: > I...
• Re: Replacement carpets (not floor mats made of carpeting)?
  Historical mailing list - Michael L. Smith
  Fri, 31 Mar 2000 10:05:50 EST
  I'd like to replace the gray carpets on my '90 Westy Multivan... not the floor mats. Is there a source on the web...
• Re: 50 Worst Cars
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Mon, 10 Sep 2007 10:57:17 -0700
  ...50 Worst Cars > >There's a great little book out called "Crap Cars" by Richard Porter. >Each page lists a different crap car (50...
• Caravan to Carslisle
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sun, 6 May 2001 21:38:39 -0400
  Is anyone from MD, and South interested in caravaning to the Carlisle event later this month? If you are, please let me know. Thanx...
• VW Vanagon Westfalia Camper Bus - 1985
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 17 Apr 2002 08:54:36 -0700
  ...gary --- historyreport@carfax.com wrote: > Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 09:58:26 -0500 > From: historyreport@carfax.com > Subject: CARFAX History on VIN:[WV2ZB0255FH109673...
• Re: Converting EFI to Carberator
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 5 Mar 2004 22:01:22 -0500
  Malcolm, I don't hate carbs. As the matter of fact, I know a lot about them. I'm one of the few people...
• RE: WTD: Brown Carpet Set for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Thu, 01 May 1997 11:48:36 EST
  JChristensen is looking for brown vgon carpeting; says his is beyond a good cleaning. I just want to say don't underestimate what you...
• Best carpet kits (part deux)
  Historical mailing list - Drew Bedford
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 09:48:20 -0700
  ...Jon Williams and I want to know where we can find replacement carpet for our Westys. Not mats, but full carpet. TIA, Drew 83...
• Re: Are Today's Young People Mechanical Nitwits?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee www.vwrack.com
  Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:12:30 -0600
  ...Modern cars are very complex. Complicated cars are harder to repair than simple cars. Most people would also agree that with that complexity we...
• Re: Top 10 gay cars (F)
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 12 Jun 2003 23:47:59 EDT
  writes: > >Some of you might be amused by this.... > > > >http://cartalk.cars.com/About/Gay-Lesbian/gay-guy1.html > > > >VW managed 4 entries (including...
• parts programs
  Historical mailing list - shawn feller
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 22:51:33 -0400
  ...Rsf www.carboncow.net <http://www.carboncow.net/> www.carboncow.com <http://www.carboncow.com/>
• Re: vw bus one of Cartalk's top 10 WORST cars!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Sat, 14 Apr 2001 16:02:39 -0500
  ...vw bus one of Cartalk's top 10 WORST cars!!!!! > > > did you AOL members see on your sign-on screen the picture of the...
• click and clack's ten worst
  Historical mailing list - radish150
  Sat, 14 Apr 2001 11:37:05 -0700
  >> http://cartalk.cars.com/About/Worst-Cars/results1.html >>
• Re: Advice about how to deal with auto shipper damage
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 9 May 2008 13:30:43 -0400
  ...That's part of their > cost of > business - - even in the 80's when I drove a car carrier we were > charging > $1.00...
• Re: Westy Front Pop Top Cargo Carrier ??
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Mon, 21 Jun 2004 22:36:23 -0400
  ...John Carpenter <Trvlr2001@aol.com> >Subject: Westy Front Pop Top Cargo Carrier ?? >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >Hi All, >Momentary lapse of memory ??? >I...
• Carat (information)
  Historical mailing list - JOSE RIVERO
  Mon, 02 Jun 1997 08:33:57 +0100
  ...I have a Caravelle GL 89 2.1l, and I have seen Carat that exists some lighthouses of fog that are located in the...
• Re: synchro - more power ?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 25 Jan 1999 21:51:21 -0400
  Be careful about emission tests with your carbs. I have a weber 2 barrel progressive carb on my 91 syncro westy and it works...
• Re: carpeting advise
  Historical mailing list - steve vitale
  Sat, 24 Jun 2006 17:10:51 -0400
  You'll save yourself a lot of money if you just get it at a carpet store. Take a piece of the old fabric...
• Re: Car back carrier
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 1 Jun 2010 21:39:13 -0500
  ---- Robert Fisher <garciasghostvw@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Anybody ever use such a thing? > http://www.lakelandgear.com/car_back_carrier.aspx I'm mostly looking...
• Re: vw bus one of Cartalk's top 10 WORST cars!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Sat, 14 Apr 2001 08:51:30 -0500
  ...vw bus one of Cartalk's top 10 WORST cars!!!!! did you AOL members see on your sign-on screen the picture of the...
• Re: CarFax - got one, thanks! - new Carfax idea?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 28 Dec 2005 21:58:48 -0800
  > I'm concerned that If Carfax/Autocheck notices 12 requests for the > same VIN within an hour they may get offended and/or cancel...
• Re: Car-top carrier advice needed
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 23 Mar 1999 04:19:50 +0100
  ...I've never understood how > those things stay on the average car with just those littlle rain gutter > hooks. Anyway, I digress.... > Many cars...
• Re: ]Vanagon Westfalia w/ 2.0 2000 VW Golf Engine!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Wayne
  Wed, 24 Apr 2002 23:52:53 +0000
  ...It may > > have problems that > > have not been reported to CARFAX. CARFAX recommends > > a vehicle > > inspection by a professional mechanic. > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > How CARFAX analyzed this...
• Re: economic woes and such ..
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:05:15 -0500
  all this credit card talk got me to thinking about all this economic stimulus stuff. and an idea popped into my head. (hey, it...
• Bike Carrier and Westfalia Roofs-Question
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 1 Jun 1996 21:47:06 -0500 (CDT)
  I'm trying to figure out if there is a way to fit a Yakima bike carrier on top of my 90 Westfalia. I...
• Re: Dakar Rally starts soon
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Mon, 1 Jan 2007 20:44:22 -0700
  > I'm not sure if this is > still the case today, but in years past, the teams had to carry their > own parts, supplies...